Global health nursing in the 21st century / Suellen Breakey, Inge B. Corless, Nancy Meedzan, Patrice K. Nicholas, editors.

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TextPublisher: New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2015]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780826118721
0826118720
1336289082
9781336289086

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610.73 23

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RT51 .G56 2015eb

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WY 16.1

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Contents:

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- References -- Share Global Health Nursing in the 21st Century -- Unit I: Foundations of Global Nursing -- Chapter 1: Global Health and Global Nursing -- What is Global Health? -- Emergence of the Field of Global Health -- The Context of Globalization and Emergence of 21st-Century Global Medicine and Global Nursing -- Global Health Organizations -- Nursing as Professional and Interprofessional Education: Global Issues

U.S. IOM and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiatives: Is There a Global Influence for Nursing?The UN MDGs and the Role of Who in Advancing Global Nursing -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Environmental Health Issues -- Nightingaleâ€?s Influence on Global Nursing -- Climate Change Viewed Through the Lens of Climate Justice -- Emerging Infectious Illnesses -- Environmental Health Issues -- Environmental Contamination by Chemicals -- Natural Disasters and Nursingâ€?s Role Globally -- Conclusion -- References

Chapter 3: A Foundation for Global Health, The Lancet Report on Health Professionals for a New Century: An Interview With Dean Julio FrenkCommentary -- Reference -- Chapter 4: Global Health Ethics -- What is Global Health? -- Influence of Globalization on Global Health -- Can Traditional Ethical Principles be Applied to Global Health? -- Frameworks for the Application of a Global Health Ethic to Issues in Global Health -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Health, Human Rights, and Social Justice: An Interview With Paul Farmer and Sheila Davis -- Commentary

Summary: The first book to present the successes, challenges, and opportunities of global health nursing This text is designed specifically for nurses and nursing students who have an interest in global health as a specialty, regardless of experience or education level. It reflects both the unique contributions of the nursing profession, and of other disciplines, which is in keeping with the Editors' perspective on how to bring about lasting change. The text views global health through a nursing lens, but maintains this awareness and appreciation of interprofessionalism throughout. The Editors and C.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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The first book to present the successes, challenges, and opportunities of global health nursing This text is designed specifically for nurses and nursing students who have an interest in global health as a specialty, regardless of experience or education level. It reflects both the unique contributions of the nursing profession, and of other disciplines, which is in keeping with the Editors' perspective on how to bring about lasting change. The text views global health through a nursing lens, but maintains this awareness and appreciation of interprofessionalism throughout. The Editors and C.

English.